as in descendent
a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important
He's the scion of a billionaire family.
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The surprise announcement comes just two months after Ma, who was COO of New World, replaced Adrian Cheng, the third-generation scion of the Cheng family, to stabilize the debt-laden property developer.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Yet, there was friction between the racing scion and many inside F1.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2024
There was something Shakespearean about a scion of the Aquino clan cleaning up the mess left by the Marcoses, as his mother Corazon Aquino did as president from 1986 to 1992.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
His concerns most prominently found a listening ear with Trump, his one-time rival, after the Kennedy scion suspended his campaign to endorse the former president last month.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Yet, there was friction between the racing scion and many inside F1.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Nov. 2024
There was something Shakespearean about a scion of the Aquino clan cleaning up the mess left by the Marcoses, as his mother Corazon Aquino did as president from 1986 to 1992.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
His concerns most prominently found a listening ear with Trump, his one-time rival, after the Kennedy scion suspended his campaign to endorse the former president last month.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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